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Panda · 18-09-2008, 05:03 PM

Chlamydial[at] infections of dogs - canines[at] - clinical - epidemiology

"Like humans, dogs may occasionally be unusual hosts for avian chlamydiae, becoming infected but rarely transmitting the infection. Several reports describe dogs acquiring avian chlamydial infections (Fraser et al., 1969; Fukushi et al., 1985; Krauss et al., 1988). In the case described by Fraser, a dog and several people contracted a presumed avian chlamydial infection from budgerigars that died of chlamydiosis in an aviary. The dog developed respiratory signs and a high chlamydial antibody titre, and chlamydial agents were recovered from the faeces of two other contact dogs. In another report, a dog contracted a highly pathogenic chlamydial strain from a turkey (Arizmendi et al., 1992). Chlamydiae were isolated from pleural effusion in the affected animal. C. psittaci infection was also identified by Krauss et al., (1988) in a case of conjunctivitis in a dog.
Gresham et al., (1996) reported a remarkable household outbreak of chlamydiosis affecting multiple hosts. Three humans and two of three dogs acquired infection with an avian strain of C. psittaci two to three weeks after acquiring a new cockatiel [a psittacine bird]. The bird developed a mild oculo-nasal discharge and C. psittaci DNA was detected by PCR in a faecal sample. Symptoms in the humans included nausea, lethargy, cramps, fever, headache, photophobia and hallucinations. One person was ill for three months. Symptoms in the dogs, included acute onset shivering, coughing, retching, dyspnoea and fever plus a slight oculo-nasal discharge. C. psittaci DNA was detected by PCR in one of the affected dogs. The people and the dogs were treated with antibiotics, and the cockatiel was killed [

] on the grounds that it presented a significant risk of further infection. One of the dogs continued to show chronic signs of lethargy and fever and was treated with a second course of antibiotic after which it recovered. Cats and dogs, as well as birds and farm mammals, are potential sources of animal-derived chlamydial infection in humans (Elliot et al., 1985; Werth, 1989)."

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Panda Thailand Travel Forum Last Online: Today 04:44 PM Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,004	Chlamydial[at] infections of dogs - canines[at] - clinical - epidemiology "Like humans, dogs may occasionally be unusual hosts for avian chlamydiae, becoming infected but rarely transmitting the infection. Several reports describe dogs acquiring avian chlamydial infections (Fraser et al., 1969; Fukushi et al., 1985; Krauss et al., 1988). In the case described by Fraser, a dog and several people contracted a presumed avian chlamydial infection from budgerigars that died of chlamydiosis in an aviary. The dog developed respiratory signs and a high chlamydial antibody titre, and chlamydial agents were recovered from the faeces of two other contact dogs. In another report, a dog contracted a highly pathogenic chlamydial strain from a turkey (Arizmendi et al., 1992). Chlamydiae were isolated from pleural effusion in the affected animal. C. psittaci infection was also identified by Krauss et al., (1988) in a case of conjunctivitis in a dog. Gresham et al., (1996) reported a remarkable household outbreak of chlamydiosis affecting multiple hosts. Three humans and two of three dogs acquired infection with an avian strain of C. psittaci two to three weeks after acquiring a new cockatiel [a psittacine bird]. The bird developed a mild oculo-nasal discharge and C. psittaci DNA was detected by PCR in a faecal sample. Symptoms in the humans included nausea, lethargy, cramps, fever, headache, photophobia and hallucinations. One person was ill for three months. Symptoms in the dogs, included acute onset shivering, coughing, retching, dyspnoea and fever plus a slight oculo-nasal discharge. C. psittaci DNA was detected by PCR in one of the affected dogs. The people and the dogs were treated with antibiotics, and the cockatiel was killed [] on the grounds that it presented a significant risk of further infection. One of the dogs continued to show chronic signs of lethargy and fever and was treated with a second course of antibiotic after which it recovered. Cats and dogs, as well as birds and farm mammals, are potential sources of animal-derived chlamydial infection in humans (Elliot et al., 1985; Werth, 1989)."